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The '''Walkabout''' is a [[scrapped]] [[unlockable]] [[Weapons#sniperprimary|primary weapon]] for the [[Sniper]].
 
The '''Walkabout''' is a [[scrapped]] [[unlockable]] [[Weapons#sniperprimary|primary weapon]] for the [[Sniper]].
  
The Walkabout's positive [[attribute]] is not decreasing the Sniper's move speed upon zoom. The negative attributes are reduced damage, no critical hits on [[headshot]], and no [[charge]] for increased damage.{{cite}}
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According to text found in <code>tf_english.txt</code>, the Walkabout would have been available to Snipers after attaining a certain number of [[achievements]]. Additionally, it indicates that the Walkabout would no headshots and a different charge rate.
 
 
The Walkabout would have been available to Snipers after attaining a certain number of [[achievements]]. It was, however, replaced by the [[Huntsman]] because the development team thought it made the Sniper function too similarly to players wielding {{botignore|sniper rifles}} in the ''{{W|Counter-Strike}}'' series of games.{{cite}}
 
  
 
== Unused content ==
 
== Unused content ==
Text relating to the Walkabout can be found in ''tf_english.txt''
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Text relating to the Walkabout can be found in <code>tf_english.txt</code>
  
 
The Walkabout's name:
 
The Walkabout's name:
:<code>"TF_Unique_Achievement_SniperRifle" "Walkabout" // ADD THE</code>
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:<code>"TF_Unique_Achievement_SniperRifle" "Walkabout" </code>
  
 
Some unique attributes likely related to the Walkabout:
 
Some unique attributes likely related to the Walkabout:
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* The Walkabout's no headshots and increased charge rate attributes were later recycled for the [[Sydney Sleeper]].
 
* The Walkabout's no headshots and increased charge rate attributes were later recycled for the [[Sydney Sleeper]].
 
* There is a weapon called the Walkabout with similar attributes in the [[Advanced Weaponiser]].
 
* There is a weapon called the Walkabout with similar attributes in the [[Advanced Weaponiser]].
 
  
 
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[[Category:Sniper]]
 
[[Category:Sniper]]

Revision as of 17:24, 24 December 2014

Standin' around like a bloody idiot!
The Sniper on traditional sniping

The Walkabout is a scrapped unlockable primary weapon for the Sniper.

According to text found in tf_english.txt, the Walkabout would have been available to Snipers after attaining a certain number of achievements. Additionally, it indicates that the Walkabout would no headshots and a different charge rate.

Unused content

Text relating to the Walkabout can be found in tf_english.txt

The Walkabout's name:

"TF_Unique_Achievement_SniperRifle" "Walkabout"

Some unique attributes likely related to the Walkabout:

"Attrib_ZoomSpeedMod_Disabled" "No move speed penalty from zoom"
"Attrib_SniperCharge_Per_Sec" "+%s1% charge rate"
"Attrib_SniperNoHeadshots" "No headshots"
"Attrib_SniperZoom_Penalty" "%s1% zoom reduction"
"Attrib_SniperNoCharge" "No zoom or damage charge"

Trivia

  • The name of the weapon is derived from a rite of passage, of the same name, in Australia's Aboriginal culture.
  • The Walkabout's no headshots and increased charge rate attributes were later recycled for the Sydney Sleeper.
  • There is a weapon called the Walkabout with similar attributes in the Advanced Weaponiser.